How many calories are in jicama?

38 calories per 100g. A cup of slices is 120g and 46 calories, and a whole medium root is 659g and about 250. That is denser than radish at 20 calories per 100g and half of what potato carries.

Why is jicama so high in fiber?

4.9g per 100g out of 8.8g of total carbohydrate, so more than half of the carbohydrate is fiber. Much of it is inulin, which ferments in the gut instead of being digested. That is what holds net carbs to 3.9g, and also why a large plate of it can be gassy.

Is jicama keto-friendly?

Yes, within reason: 3.9g of net carbs per 100g, so a 120g cup is under 5g. It is the crunchy, faintly starchy thing keto diets usually have to give up, and it takes salt, lime and chilli the way a chip does.

What does jicama taste like?

Somewhere between a water chestnut and an under-ripe pear: crisp, wet and faintly sweet on 1.8g of sugar per 100g. It barely browns once cut, which is why it outlasts apple on a crudite platter.

Is jicama skin poisonous?

The skin, vine, leaves and seeds all contain rotenone, an insecticide, and none of them are food. Only the root is eaten, and it is entirely safe. Peel it thickly: there is a fibrous layer under the papery brown skin that is unpleasant rather than harmful.

How much vitamin C is in jicama?

20.2mg per 100g, so a 120g cup carries about 24mg, roughly a quarter of a day's target. That is ahead of radish's 17.8mg and far behind bell pepper's 99.5mg. It survives intact, since jicama is nearly always eaten raw.

Is jicama good for weight loss?

It is one of the better crunch substitutes going: 38 calories per 100g and 4.9g of fiber, against potato chips at 545 calories per 100g. Sticks with lime and chilli scratch the same itch for a fraction of the cost.

How do you store jicama?

A whole root keeps two or three weeks somewhere cool and dry, longer in the fridge, and it needs no wrapping. Once cut it dries out, so cover the cut face and finish it within a week. Soft or weeping patches mean it is past saving.

How is jicama eaten in Mexico?

Raw, in batons, with lime, salt and chilli powder, sold from street carts next to cucumber and mango. Cooked it stays crisp rather than collapsing, which is why it stands in for water chestnut in a stir fry where a potato would go to mush.

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Calories in Jicama

USDA Verified · FDC 170073 · Sep 2026

46 calories

per 1 cup sliced (120g)

0.7g

Protein

8.8g

Carbs

0.1g

Fat

4.9g

Fiber

Per 100g raw

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